Phone backup · Mac only

Your iMessages won't survive
the switch.

Switching to Android or changing Apple ID? Your iMessage history disappears. Export it to PDF before you go — permanent, readable, yours forever.

🔒 Nothing leaves your Mac — no servers, no cloud
Get Threadkeeper

$24.99 · one-time payment · Mac only

iPhone with iMessages next to a Samsung Android — save your messages before switching

Your messages never leave your Mac.

Threadkeeper reads directly from your local Messages database. No servers, no cloud, no accounts required.

🔒 Fully offline

Works with no internet connection. Nothing is transmitted anywhere.

🖥️ Mac-native

Built in Swift. Reads the SQLite database directly. Fast and lightweight.

📄 PDF is universal

Opens on Android, Windows, any device. No Apple software required to read it.

iMessages are locked
inside Apple's ecosystem.

When you switch to Android, change your Apple ID, or lose access to your Mac, your iMessage history goes with it. There's no official export. Threadkeeper fixes that.

⚠️ Don't wait until after you switch

Once you've moved to Android or reset your Apple ID, the messages are gone. Threadkeeper reads from your Mac's Messages database — you need to export before you make the switch.

01

Open Threadkeeper on your Mac

Pick the contacts whose conversations you want to save. See message counts and date ranges at a glance.

02

Choose your export settings

Select a date range, whether to include photos, and how you want the PDF formatted.

03

Save your PDF before you switch

A complete, permanent record of your conversation — readable on any device, forever.

Get Threadkeeper.

Download Threadkeeper for Mac and preserve them forever.

Get Threadkeeper — $24.99

One-time payment · Mac only · macOS 13+